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Apr. 19th, 2024 07:07 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
superbadgirlLast week I had a spring cold. The achy, fevery days were Friday and Saturday. Friday I powered through mowing lawn. Saturday I took ibuprofen and had caffeine, so I somehow finished the lawn, lay down new cover for the greenhouse, edged the front walk BY HAND WITH A UTILITY KNIFE, walked four miles and then decided to pull up the pavers in the ill-constructed patio I built last year. I still regret not listening to both my head and my body then - I should not have done it so soon after getting hit by a car. I was not physically able to do it right, and I knew I had not dug deep enough.
Sunday last was spent flat on my back, ruing the amount of activity I did on Saturday.
Since I started the project and having discovered I have been inadvertently giving my vacation time back to the agency (it caps at 300 hours and I am often near that), I took today off to continue working on the patio redux. In my head, I thought I could pound it out in about 4 hours. Pause here for riotous laughter. I am but a small-statured woman, and though I have been doing strength training, I am not that strong. I did about five hours and got 90%, so there's that. Tomorrow I have to finish up leveling the base the best I can, replacing the gravel and paver base and then the pavers themselves. I'm tired just thinking about it, though of all of it, it's the leveling that makes me most tired. I am no good at it. It'll be better than it was before, but I don't expect perfection.
While I busted my back, Walter soaked up some rays. What a life! He also walked me four miles. I am VERY tired.
Finally got to the bank. In March, I spoke with my auto insurance agent and said, "look, I have been a loyal customer for ages and I do not understand why that and the fact I have an excellent driving record isn't taken into consideration with my rates." I may or may not have accused them of gouging. Because, seriously, I drive my car to and from work, and that's really it for the most part. I should not be spending $100/month. They re-rated and it saved me $50/month. Long story short: had a refund check to deposit. Since receiving that, I also got another "we charged you a copay and we shouldn't have" reimbursement from the local hospital - from a YEAR ago. FOUND MONEY. Yay!
Unfortunately, all but $15 of the auto insurance check will go to the plumber.
Time for a night of lounging.
Sunday last was spent flat on my back, ruing the amount of activity I did on Saturday.
Since I started the project and having discovered I have been inadvertently giving my vacation time back to the agency (it caps at 300 hours and I am often near that), I took today off to continue working on the patio redux. In my head, I thought I could pound it out in about 4 hours. Pause here for riotous laughter. I am but a small-statured woman, and though I have been doing strength training, I am not that strong. I did about five hours and got 90%, so there's that. Tomorrow I have to finish up leveling the base the best I can, replacing the gravel and paver base and then the pavers themselves. I'm tired just thinking about it, though of all of it, it's the leveling that makes me most tired. I am no good at it. It'll be better than it was before, but I don't expect perfection.
While I busted my back, Walter soaked up some rays. What a life! He also walked me four miles. I am VERY tired.
Finally got to the bank. In March, I spoke with my auto insurance agent and said, "look, I have been a loyal customer for ages and I do not understand why that and the fact I have an excellent driving record isn't taken into consideration with my rates." I may or may not have accused them of gouging. Because, seriously, I drive my car to and from work, and that's really it for the most part. I should not be spending $100/month. They re-rated and it saved me $50/month. Long story short: had a refund check to deposit. Since receiving that, I also got another "we charged you a copay and we shouldn't have" reimbursement from the local hospital - from a YEAR ago. FOUND MONEY. Yay!
Unfortunately, all but $15 of the auto insurance check will go to the plumber.
Time for a night of lounging.
